Job title: API & Automation Engineer
Opportunity Type: Contract
Area of Expertise: Equities
Job published: 21-09-2026
Job ID: 224205

Job Description

Join a high-performing Cyber Security Engineering team building the backend services, APIs and automation that support a large-scale cyber data platform.

This is an excellent contract opportunity for a Software Engineer with 2-3 years' experience looking to develop their expertise across cloud, DevOps, Terraform and cyber security within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and support backend services and APIs
  • Deliver cloud solutions across AWS and Azure
  • Automate infrastructure using Terraform
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Support API integrations and platform services
  • Work closely with security, data and platform engineering teams


Essential Skills

  • Java, C#/.NET or Python
  • AWS or Azure
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • TDD/BDD
  • SOLID principles and engineering best practices
  • Secure software development practices


Desirable

  • Kong or API Gateway experience
  • Go and/or Python
  • Databricks, Spark or Data Lakes
  • DevOps or Cyber Security experience


Why Apply?

  • Work on business-critical cyber platforms
  • Gain exposure to large-scale cloud engineering
  • Develop skills across APIs, automation and DevOps
  • Collaborate with experienced engineers in a highly technical environment


Interested? Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.